General Statement of Responsibilities:

This position has primary responsibility for assisting staff of the Boynton Health Dental Clinic. 

Detailed Job Responsibilities:

• Provides chairside and removed assistance to licensed dental staff in any service rendered to patients.
• Assists with chairside procedures.
• Assist with laboratory procedures.
• Takes and develops intra and extra-oral radiographs.
• Assists Clinic Supervisor and other dental staff in assigned clinical areas in all clinical procedures.
• May assist in training of Dental Assistants.
• Prepares operatories prior to patient appointments.
• Readies patients.
• Maintains equipment and cleanliness of clinic.
• Replenishes the operatories and mobile cabinets on a schedule basis.
• Sets up and shuts down clinic on a scheduled basis.
• Assumes responsibility for understanding Boynton Health Clinical Emergency Procedures
• Has current CPR training.
• Has required advanced training for oral surgery assisting
• Completes special projects as assigned by supervisor.
• Promote a safe, equitable, and respectful environment in which concerns can be addressed effectively.

These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not limit the assignment of related tasks in any position of this class

Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited dental assistant course, including current certification and registration as a dental assistant
• Current Minnesota Dental Assistant License
• Should have some computer knowledge, keyboard skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting a culture that respects and advances diversity and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of experience working in a dental office
• Dentrix dental software and digital imagery experience preferred
• Experience working with individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world.

Connections working at University of Minnesota Twin Cities